Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Patrik Laine says being healthy this summer is letting him properly prepare for the season, and he aims to make Finland’s Olympic team, partially to prove the people wrong who don’t think he can play at that level. [Yle.fi | Google Translate]
- Youppi! put on his line-dancing shoes to attend LASSO Montreal. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- How do the Nashville Predators bounce back after a disastrous 2024-25 season? [NHL.com]
- Brady Martin sits atop the Predators’ prospect pool. [NHL.com]
- Mark Scheifele is looking forward to playing with Jonathan Toews in Winnipeg, but knows the loss of Nikolaj Ehlers is a big one. [NHL.com]
- The NHL’s revenue continues to rise, but that growth isn’t mirrored by new enrolment at the youth level, Akim Aliu argues. [TSN]
- Canada beat Finland to claim bronze at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Team USA took gold for the first time since 2003. [TSN]
